64 results for 'Sebald, W.G.'

A collection of essays and other texts by eleven internationally acclaimed writers, critics and artists offers a series of different illuminations on why W.G. Sebald's work continues to fascinate...

On Walking ... and Stalking Sebald: A Guide to Going Beyond Wandering Around Looking at Stuff by Phil Smith. This book is a unique blend of walking, art, and intellectual curiosity. It follows the...

Three novels by W. G. Sebald, translated by Sebald himself, are presented in this beautiful new edition. The Emigrants and The Rings of Saturn are joined by Vertigo, showcasing Sebald's unique blend...

W.G. was a batting genius who should have been starring at Lord's in his prime. Instead, he was forced to fight for a place in the cricket team. Over the next three decades, millions came to watch...

W. G. Sebald was one of the most extraordinary and influential writers of the twentieth century. Through his books, including "The Emigrants", "Austerlitz" and "The Rings of Saturn", he pursued an...

W. G. Sebald was one of the most extraordinary and influential writers of the twentieth century. His unique literary vision combined fiction, history, autobiography, and photography to address...

Traces of Trauma in W. G. Sebald and Christoph Ransmayr by Dora Osborne explores how two influential authors, born too late to experience the Second World War firsthand, grappled with its traumatic...

Richard T. Gray's Ghostwriting provides a comprehensive analysis of W. G. Sebald's fictional prose narratives, exploring his characteristic literary techniques and their development from his...

The Rings of Saturn is a unique and captivating exploration of England's East Anglia, where the author spent over twenty years. This book weaves together fiction and history to create a rich tapestry...

Four influential Anglican philosophers are rediscovered in this study by Alan P. F. Sell.The lives and ideas of W.G. De Burgh, W.R. Matthews, O.C. Quick, and H.A. Hodges are explored in detail,...

W.G. Sebald's Austerlitz is a haunting novel of post-war Europe, exploring the complexities of identity and the power of the past to shape our lives. The story follows a young boy, sent to England on...

Silent Catastrophes: Essays in Austrian Literature by W. G. Sebald This collection of essays explores the complex literary landscape of Austria, a country shaped by its tumultuous history and the...

After Nature by W.G. Sebald is a deeply personal and poetic work that explores the conflict between man and nature. Written in 2003, it marks the debut of one of Germany's most acclaimed writers. The...

The Rings of Saturn by Winfried Georg Sebald is a deeply personal and poetic exploration of England's East Anglia, where the author spent over twenty years. This book is a walking tour through time...

W.G. Sebald's Campo Santo is a poignant collection of essays that pay tribute to Corsica and explore the intersection of literature and memory. Written before his untimely death in 2001, these pieces...

The Emigrants Winfried Georg Sebald's The Emigrants is a deeply personal and poignant exploration of the lives of four Germans in exile. Through a combination of precise documentary and fictional...

W.G. Sebald's A Place in the Country is a deeply personal and introspective work that explores the author's intellectual obsessions and their impact on his writing. Sebald reflects on six key figures...

On the Natural History of DestructionA profound exploration of one of the darkest periods in modern history, W.G. Sebald's On the Natural History of Destruction probes into the eerie silence...

W.G. Sebald's Austerlitz is a powerful and haunting work of historical imagination that explores the universal human search for identity. A man's life is marked by a central riddle, one he struggles...

W.G. Sebald's remarkable body of work has left an indelible mark on literary circles, and this collection of interviews offers a profound insight into his unique voice.Through conversations with...

Winfried Georg Sebald's The Rings of Saturn is a walking tour of the eastern coast of England, accompanied by a curious archive of photographs. The book records the narrator's encounters with a range...

Mourning Modernism: Literature, Catastrophe, and the Politics of Consolation examines the writing of catastrophe, mass death, and collective loss in 20th-century literature. This study focuses on...

W.G. Sebald's Austerlitz is a haunting and beautifully written novel about identity, loss, and the power of the past to shape our lives. In 1939, five-year-old Jacques Austerlitz is sent to England...

Robert Walser's Selected Stories presents a unique reading experience, characterized by a wry and buoyant voice that is both cheerful and disturbing. This collection showcases the talent of one of...

Britten and Slater's Peter Grimes is widely regarded as one of the greatest operas of the 20th century. This book argues that it should also be considered one of Britain's finest 'lost' plays.The...

Free Indirect The Novel in a Postfictional Age by Timothy Bewes explores the concept of connection in contemporary fiction. In an era where ideas are readily accepted as long as they fit consumer...

The Walk by Robert Walser A collection of short stories that capture the essence of human existence in all its complexity. Honest and wry, these snapshots of life reveal the small joys and great...

J.M. Coetzee's Inner Workings gathers together his literary essays from 2000 to 2005, exploring the work of writers from various periods and traditions. The collection delves into the writings of...

Germany is often the subject of anxious volumes of investigative reporting, but travelogues about the country are rare. Michael Gorra's book offers both an answer to this question and his own...

Viet Thanh Nguyen's "Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War" is a profound exploration of conflict and its lasting impact. This thought-provoking work delves into the complexities of war,...

Slow Homecoming by Peter Handke is a novel that explores themes of self-discovery and restorative journey. Originally published in the late 1970s, it marks a pivotal work in Handke's oeuvre,...

A landmark collection of conversations with some of literature's most influential voices. Michael Silverblatt, host of KCRW's Bookworm, has spent over three decades bringing writers and readers...

Wartime Kiss: A Haunting Meditation on American Photos and Films of the 1940s This deeply personal exploration delves into the haunting power of American photographs and films from World War II and...

The Emigrants by Winfried Georg Sebald is a profound and deeply moving work that explores the complexities of exile and loss. At first glance, it appears to be a straightforward documentation of four...

Rebecca L. Walkowitz explores how modernist literary style has shaped new ways of thinking and acting beyond national boundaries. In this broad-ranging study, she argues that the expansive attitude,...

The Lost Diaries brings together a vast array of diary extracts from some of history's most fascinating figures. Spanning an entire year, these daily entries offer a unique glimpse into the lives and...

Winfried Georg Sebald's exploration of one of our time's most overlooked silences delves into the devastation of German cities by Allied bombardment and its lasting impact on history and culture...

Winfried Georg Sebald embarks on a solo journey through Suffolk's eastern coast in England to fill the void left by completing an important work. As he contemplates solitary landscapes and small...

Unrecounted combines thirty-three of W. G. Sebald's "micropoems" with thirty-three exquisitely exact lithographs by Jan Peter Tripp, creating a unique dialogue between art and poetry. These brief...

Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew is a debut novel that blends sports, family life and literary fiction to create a unique narrative. Set in Sri Lanka, the story follows W.G. Karunasena, a...

Vertigo is a unique and captivating work that will leave you shaken and deeply impressed. The author weaves together a complex narrative that defies easy categorisation, drawing on a range of...

Where the Stress Falls explores the intersections between art and life through three distinct sections. The first, 'Reading', delves into Sontag's personal literary canon, featuring writers such as...

A madcap search for legendary cricket bowler Pradeep Mathew becomes a journey of discovery as two aging friends embark on a quest to uncover the truth about their beloved sport and country. As W.G...

Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative and FateThis genre-defying book explores the mysterious links between the randomness of our lives and the artfulness of the stories we tell. Daniel Mendelsohn...

Bruce Robbins explores the concept of cosmopolitanism in the face of perpetual war. In this thought-provoking work, he examines the relationship between traditional notions of loyalty and belonging,...

Adam Phillips explores the connections between literature and psychoanalysis in this deeply engaging collection of essays. He considers what psychoanalysis has meant for writers and how writing can...

America's most original and controversial literary critic presents his first book devoted exclusively to narrative fiction. In this valedictory volume, Yale professor Harold Bloom offers meditations...

Twirlymen: The Unlikely History of Cricket's Greatest Spin Bowlers by Amol Rajan. The art of spin bowling is a cerebral one, requiring finesse and deception to outwit batsmen. Spin bowlers stand...

Foundations in Craniosacral Biodynamics, Volume Two: The Sentient Embryo, Tissue Intelligence, and Trauma Resolution by Franklyn Sills. This comprehensive guide expands on the biodynamic approach to...

Cricketing Lives: A Characterful History from Pitch to Page by Richard H. Thomas explores the quirky characters and global phenomenon that are cricket. From its origins in eighteenth-century England...

Retrievers and Retrieving - With Notes on Field Trials is a rare and valuable work on the subject of retrieving breeds. Originally published in 1905, it was revised and updated in 1913, making it an...

The Nearest Thing to Life by James Wood is a unique blend of memoir and criticism that explores the connections between fiction and life. Wood argues that fiction has a special ability to describe...

The Writer as Migrant by Ha Jin explores the complex relationship between language, migration, and literature in a rapidly globalizing world. This collection of three interconnected essays brings...

Betsy Gray Or Hearts of Down A Tale of Ninety-Eight by W.G. Lyttle The legend of Betsy Gray remains a compelling story, over two centuries after the 1798 rebellion in Ireland. This account of events...

England On This Day revisits the most memorable moments from England's cricket team past, weaving in quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to create an annual diary. From the first Test match in...

Cricket has evolved from a simple boys' game in England to a modern worldwide sport, vying for power and global reach alongside football. A Corner of Every Foreign Field explores how this has...

Cricket matches are known for their unpredictable nature, with the advantage constantly shifting between teams. Henry Blofeld's latest book, Ten to Win ... and the Last Man In , brings together...

The Trauma Question by Roger Luckhurst explores how ideas of trauma have shaped contemporary Western conceptions of the self. From its origins in psychiatric, legal and cultural-political sources to...

Odyssean Identities in Modern Cultures: The Journey Home explores how the theme of homecoming has been reinterpreted in various narratives from the late 19th to early 21st century.The journey home,...

Exeter, one of Britain's oldest cities, has been inhabited for over two thousand years. Its history spans centuries, with the High Street remaining a continuous thoroughfare throughout this time...

Devon has a distinct sense of its own history, shaped by centuries of relative isolation. With two long coastlines and short land boundaries, the county developed a unique culture, economy, dialect,...

Sons of the Sod: A Tale of County Down by W.G. Lyttle is a fascinating account of life in rural Ireland during the mid-Nineteenth Century. Based on actual events, this book tells the story of a young...

Life in Motion: The Osteopathic Vision of Rollin E. Becker, DO offers a comprehensive understanding of osteopathy, a holistic approach to healing that has been passed down through generations. Dr...